Uma Thurman sought revenge, Elijah Wood saved Middle Earth and Hilary Swank boxed her heart out in the decade that saw the rise of the foreign language feature and the socially conscious documentary.

Anthony Hopkins stuffed his face, Tom Hanks talked about his mama and Leonardo DiCaprio was king of the world in the decade that saw the dawn of DVD and the computer-generated feature.

Richard Attenborough took us to India, Oliver Stone to Vietnam and Bernardo Bertolucci to China during a decade of wall-to-wall action and special effects spectaculars.

Marlon Brando taught us about family, John Travolta strutted his stuff and Dustin Hoffman got divorced in the decade that witnessed the rise of the movie brats and the birth of the Blockbuster.

Peter O'Toole rode a camel, Sean Connery shot to kill and Audrey Hepburn was simply loverly in a decade bursting with spy flicks, historical epics and in-your-face spaghetti westerns.

Bogie told Bergman to take the plane, Kelly sang and danced in the rain and Brando proved he was clearly a contender in the fabulous, first half-century of cinema. Hooray for Hollywood!